CT appearance of midgut volvulus with malrotation in a young infant

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 687-689

  Ai, V H G ^a,b   Lam, W W M ^a   Cheng, W ^a   Chan, F L ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Diagnostic ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MALROTATION SYNDROME; MIDGUT; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; VOLVULUS;

EID: 0032858751     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(99)91092-9     Document Type: Article

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